This Is What You Need To Know About Comedy In February

While February was certainly wrought with asteroids, sequesters, the Oscars, Valentine’s Day, and other trending topics to make comedy sketches about, there was so much comedy news (it is pilot season right now as well) that broke. I’m not going to even say something clever that would claim I’m not going to waste any more of your time reading this intro while doing exactly that, so read, browse, and click away.

-After being called out for not paying stand-up comedians on weekend shows in NYC, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater had to deal with a good deal of back and forth between performers and venues until coming to their current decision of not having stand-up shows on the weekends, but doing more to include stand-up in their showcases, touring company, etc.

-Some people were offended by Seth MacFarlane at The Oscars and Joan Rivers and a joke referencing the Holocaust because they apparently have no idea what type of comedy MacFarlane and Rivers do.

PREMIERES/RETURNED WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO SEE

-For as much drama as it’s been through, NBC’s Community is finally back on TV.